Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Hendry | C. Hendry |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | John Thomson | J. Thomson | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Garry Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Gavin Greig | G. Greig | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Don Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Andy Glass | A. Glass | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Brendan Fenton | B. Fenton | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Alex Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Andy Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Alex Davidson | A. Davidson | |||||||||
| Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Don Strachan | D. Strachan | |||||||||
| Alec Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Meiklejohn | K. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | | 35 | M | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Richard Craddock | R. Craddock | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Dominic Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| Gary Greig | G. Greig | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Alex Johnstone | A. Johnstone | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 2,990 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stranraer and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Stranraer and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic start the match!
2.42
0-0Alec Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
3.10
0-0Don Strachan takes it forward alone. Don Strachan passes the ball forward but Alex Johnstone is offside!
6.23
0-0Kevin Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.52
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
16.52
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.41
Neil Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
22.52
0-0Don Gemmell comes in with a late challenge on Alec Mckinlay. Don Gemmell is shown the yellow card! Alec Mckinlay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.47
Don Strachan makes a probing pass to Dominic Young. Dominic Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Johnstone but the linesman indicates offside!
28.20
0-0Alec Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Greig. Gary Greig shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.43
Alex Souness makes a probing pass to Don Strachan. Don Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young shoots from distance but it flies wide!
38.42
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Stranraer kick off!
48.30
0-0Alec Mckinlay hacks Alex Davidson from behind! Alec Mckinlay is given a warning by the referee! Alex Davidson runs off the knock.
61.06
Brendan Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Meiklejohn. Kevin Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Dominic Young. Dominic Young whips in a cross ball towards Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.48
Kevin Meiklejohn comes in with a late challenge on Alec Mckinlay. Kevin Meiklejohn is given a warning by the referee! Alec Mckinlay stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.46
1-0Garry McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan makes a simple pass to Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock plays a perfect one-two with Gary Greig and rushes in on goal... Richard Craddock rockets a shot on goal. John Thomson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.36
Alec Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock shoots from distance. It curls slightly but John Thomson manages to gather it comfortably.
78.29
1-0Kevin Meiklejohn hacks Andy Ritchie from behind! The referee calls over Kevin Meiklejohn and shows him a yellow card! Andy Ritchie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.17
Alex Johnstone hacks Gavin Greig from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Greig runs off the knock.
87.47
Gavin Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Mckinlay. Alec Mckinlay surges forward with the ball. Alec Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Greig but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.3%
29.7%
Play Area
23%
51.4%
25.7%
Scorers